Stellar price is up 8.59% over the past 24 hours, trading at $0.1801 as buyers pushed the coin cleanly above both its short- and medium-term exponential moving averages.
This price move happened as Mastercard announced its Crypto Partner Program grew from over 85 to more than 100 partners in just one week. Stellar was one of the blockchains featured in Mastercard’s 80-second promotional video.
This level of attention from a major institution is important for Stellar, especially since the coin has traded mostly within a range in 2026.
Mastercard Names Stellar as Crypto Partner Program Crosses 100 Members
Mastercard’s partner list now spans the entire crypto value chain; Circle on stablecoins, Chainalysis on compliance, MoonPay and Fireblocks handling infrastructure, and exchanges including Kraken and Gemini on the trading side.
Stellar appears in the program along with Arbitrum and Cosmos. By including a range of projects, Mastercard is positioning itself to support real-time global payments that could compete with traditional financial systems. Stellar’s inclusion shows it is part of this effort.
This partnership is important for XLM because Stellar’s network was designed for cross-border payments. Being mentioned alongside compliance and exchange infrastructure companies highlights Stellar’s role in this area.
XLM Price Outlook: RSI Flashes Overbought
On the 4-hour chart, XLM’s price has reached the swing high at $0.1817. Chartist TokenTalk pointed out in the previous session that this level has seen several rejections before.
According to his analysis, if the XLM price breaks above this level, the price could keep rising. If it gets rejected again, the price may fall back.
The MACD histogram at 0.0008596 shows that buyers are in control. Trading volume supports this, with 24-hour activity reaching $182.2 million, a 31.75% increase that adds credibility to the move.
However, the RSI is at 76.48, which is already in overbought territory. The signal line is at 55.61, so the gap between them may close before the price can make another strong move.
For XLM’s price prediction, the next near-term target is the 127.2% Fibonacci level at $0.1911, which would be bullish if the price moves above $0.1817. Key support is at $0.1736, the 23.6% retracement level, which bulls need to hold during any pullback. If the Stellar price closes below $0.1685, the breakout fails, and $0.1604 becomes the next likely support level.
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